chéng

to receive; to continue; to undertake

HSK 5 #639

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 639th character
Radical ⼿ (64.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1315

Definitions

承 chéng
  1. 1. to receive
  2. 2. to continue
  3. 3. to undertake
  4. 4. to take charge
  5. 5. to carry
  6. 6. to hold
  7. 7. to bear
  8. 8. owing to
  9. 9. due to
  10. 10. surname Cheng
  11. 11. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors yán dì descended from Shennong shén nóng Farmer God

Stroke order

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Words containing 承

Word Meaning
Ming writer; author of Journey to the West
flatterer
to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery
to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery
inheritress
inheritress
to rule by Heaven’s will; divine right to rule
rule by heaven's will; divine right to rule
to agree (to do sth); to promise
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
humbly take a post; serve in someone’s place
to promise to pay
to take on (i.e. to accept a task); to undertake
to accept a bill; to honor a payment
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
trial judge
trial judge
Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei; also Chengde county
now Chengde prefecture-level city
now Chengde prefecture-level city
Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei
Chengde county in Chengde chéng dé, Hebei
Chengde county in Chengde chéng dé, Hebei